February 27, 2010

What Do You Think Of Asian People That Convert Their Religion To Be Able To Fit-in In America Easily?

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Does it make you think they’re trying too hard? They were members of Shinto/Zen/Hinduism/Buddhism before, and bam, 2 months after immigration they’re some sect of christianity or the other.
Are we really a culture melting pot? Or are we pressuring these people to change?

I Am Having Trouble Understanding The Middle Way Of Buddhism\zen. How Is That Things Are Not Permanent……..

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yet at the same time things are not impermanent. How is that that all things are not divided, yet at the same time not one etc. etc. What is the problem with absolutes?
So what are things? is that the point, that there are no things to understand, things are empty of a true nature? if so then what is it that “holds” things together? or is it my grasping that prevents me from seeing the true nature of things, because I want to put
things into understandable concepts?
Where have I misunderstood?
Sorry for my bad english, not my mother tounge.

Does Anyone Know Of A Zen Monastery That Accepts English Speakers In Japan?

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I would very much like to stay at a monastery next summer to learn about zen buddhism but i am unaware how one goes about making plans for such. preferably one that is cheap or free, I thought there were some where you work for your stay. Thank you

Is There A Book On (zen-)buddhism That Deals With The Notion “the Rhythm Divine”?

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in Zen, you will find very little rituals & symbolism, and in Tibetan Buddhism you may be overwhelmed by it, at the core of the practice are the same ideas, just different methods.
Vajrayana (often associated with tibetan buddhism), the thunderbolt vehicle is the Buddhist system that incorporating tantric methods. It means that exercises, practices and rituals are handed down directly from teacher to student by word of mouth, though often with the aid of teaching materials in the form of pamphlets and pictures. http://www.khandro.net/symbolism%20_toc.… <<< symbolism in tibetan buddhism
the rhythm divine isn't a zen idea.

I Am Having Trouble Understanding The Middle Way Of Buddhism\zen. How Is That Things Are Not Permanent…….

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yet at the same time things are not impermanent. How is that that all things are not divided, yet at the same time not one etc. etc. What is the problem with absolutes?
So what are things? is that the point, that there are no things to understand, things are empty of a true nature? if so then what is it that “holds” things together? or is it my grasping that prevents me from seeing the true nature of things, because I want to put
things into understandable concepts?
Where have I misunderstood?
Sorry for my bad english, not my mother tounge.